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釣

angling
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingチョウ
Kun readingつ.る、つ.り、つ.り-
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. anglingRtK
    彼は釣り針に生き餌をつけた。He put live bait on a hook.tatoeba
    彼は釣り糸を湖に投げた。He cast his line into the lake.tatoeba
  2. fish
    彼は釣りを愛好する。He loves fishing.tatoeba
    彼は釣りが好きだ。He is fond of fishing.tatoeba
  3. catch
  4. allure
  5. ensnare
  1. to fish
  2. to angle
  3. to catch
  4. to lure in
  5. to tempt

Popular Usage

釣る

Radicals and components

Radical金gold釒variant
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · gold (金) · ladle · bound up (乙) · drop (丶)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 291

Compound words

釣るつる
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt
釣りつり
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling
お釣りおつり
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
釣り銭つりせん
change (for a purchase)
釣り針つりばり
fish hook
釣り堀つりぼり
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
釣り合うつりあう
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together
釣り合いつりあい
balance; equilibrium
不釣合いふつりあい
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
お釣おつり
change (for a purchase)
磯釣いそづり
surf fishing
魚釣さかなつり
fishing
御釣おつり
change (for a purchase)
釣虻つりあぶ
bee fly (any insect of family Bombyliidae)
釣竿つりざお
fishing rod
釣鐘つりがね
temple bell
釣堀つりぼり
fish pond (artificially stocked)
釣鉤つりばり
fish hook
鐙釣あぶみつり
stirrup straps
礒釣いそづり
surf fishing
鮎釣りあゆつり
ayu fishing
磯釣りいそづり
surf fishing
一本釣いっぽんづり
fishing with a pole
沖釣りおきつり
offshore fishing

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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